Flight International

15/04/65

14/04/66

06/05/71 & 22/03/73

Lockheed L.1049H

1

1

-

Douglas DC-6A/B

5

5

1

Douglas DC-4

-

-

2

Curtiss C-46

4

4

4

Fairchild C-123B Provider

4

4

-

DHC-4A Caribou

5

5

2

Dornier Do28

-

-

2

Piper Apache

-

-

2

Beech 18 & Volpar Beech 18

-

-

32

Twin Beechcraft

15

15

-

Pilatus Turbo-Porter

6

6

22

Helio Courier

-

-

6 + 3 (leased)

Bell 204B

-

3

5

Sikorsky S-58T

-

-

5 (leased)

Sikorsky H-34

-

13

20 (leased)

Bell

-

-

7 (leased)

Not listed in Flight 13/04/61 or OWAD

Registered addresses:

808 17^th St. NW, Washington 6, DC [USC1/64]

801 World Center Bldg, Washington 6, DC [USC1/64]

815 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC [USC7/68]

1725 K Street NW, Washington, DC [USC7/72]

reg.

model

c/n

notes

B-500

D18S

A-499

to B-1529 CAL (16/11/64)

N77Y

TC-45G

AF-96

canx. 1/78

N137L

TC-45G

AF-114

(19/05/63) DBR prior to 22/01/70, canx. 03/02/70

N343T

C-45H

AF-836

DBR prior to 22/01/70, canx. 03/02/70

N3674G

Volpar

AF-689

missing on a flight between Midway Island and Adak Island, AK 22/09/75

N3728G

Volpar

AF-65

(cv. by Air Asia)(aerial photographic aircraft) to HB-GGB

N4933C

C-45G

AF-301

canx. as ‘scrapped', NLR 1/76

N5254V

C-45G

AF-2

W/O 24/06/74, canx. 24/12/74 as ‘scrapped'

N5269V

C-45G

AF-57

canx. 23/12/74 as ‘scrapped'

N6154U

Volpar

AF-509

(cv. by Air Asia) canx. 03/09/76 to HB-GGC

N7695C

Volpar

AF-357

(cv. by Air Asia) canx. 08/11/76 to HB-GGG

N7770B

Volpar

AF-320

canx. 08/11/76

N7950C

C-45G

AF-352

(ex CAT) sold

N7951C

C-45G

AF-37  

(ex CAT) NLR 7/68

N9073Z

C-45H

AF-502

canx. 24/06/74 as ‘scrapped'

N9157Z

Volpar

AF-884

(cv. by Air Asia) to HB-GFX

N9518Z

C-45G

AF-350

sold as N16TM

N9521Z

TC-45G

AF-99

DBR prior to 22/01/70, canx. 03/02/70

N9542Z

Volpar

AF-674

(equipped for photo-reconnaissance) sold as N73730

N9573Z

TC-45G

AF-97

canx. 05/05/75 as ‘scrapped'

N9574Z

C-45G

AF-45

crashed near Bad Trai, Vietnam 27/09/65, NLR 7/72

N9577Z

Volpar

AF-179

crashed 18/06/67 in Thailand, abandoned TSN, Saigon, 29/04/75

N9592Z

C-45G

AF-174

canx. 24/06/74 as ‘scrapped'

N9664C

Volpar

AF-171

(cv. by Air Asia) to HB-GFT

N9671C

Volpar

AF-280

(cv. by Air Asia)(equipped for photo-reconnaissance) to HB-GFU

N9673Z

?

?

crashed 16/08/65, W/O – probably N9573Z (q.v.)

N9838Z

Volpar

AF-186

(cv. by Air Asia) canx. 08/11/76 to HB-GGH

N9855Z

TC-45G

AF-113

canx. 24/06/74 as ‘scrapped'

N9871Z

C-45H

AF-624

canx. 24/06/74 as ‘scrapped'

N9898Z

C-45G

AF-284

canx. 24/06/74 as ‘scrapped'

N9933Z

C-45G

AF-490

flipped over and landed inverted at Saigon, DBR? date 1965 or 1966?

N9956Z

Volpar

AF-704

(cv. by Air Asia) canx. 08/11/76 to HB-GGI

N21412

C-45G

AF-257

canx. 02/01/75 as ‘destroyed'

N51259

SNB-2

?

(ex BuA 67118)

N91284

C-45G

AF-439

(TBC) W/O in SE Asia, NLR 7/68

N91295

Volpar

AF-458

(cv. by Air Asia) canx. 08/11/76 to HB-GGF

14 (or 15) Air America Beech 18s were converted to Volpars (VTB-18s) by Air Asia at Tainan, Taiwan.

(N?)*681

?

?

TBD

N1196W

204B

2036

crashed 30/03/73 near Ban Na, Laos

N1303X

204B

2006

cancelled 4/86, to C-GKQH

N1304X

204B

2196

canx. 7.86

N1305X

204B

2197

to OY-HCA (15/06/77)

N1306X

204B

2198

to C-GRVW (5.83)

N1307X

204B

2199

to OY-HCB (22/06/77)

N8511F

204B

2027

NLR 7/72, to N4225F (rebuilt)

N8512F

204B

2028

to OY-HBS (16/11/76)

N8513F

204B

2029

to OY-HBT (NTU)

N8514F

204B

2030

to OY-HBU (09/11/76)

N8535F

204B

2031

to OY-HBV (10/1176)

N47000

205

3209

ditched 28/04/75 during evacuation of Saigon

N47001

205

3210

abandoned at TSN, Saigon, 29/04/75

XW-PD* 

?

?

TBD

XW-PFF

205

3208

(8.67) at Ban Keun, Laos, 1968; W/O 17/01/70 Laos

XW-PFG

205

3209

(8.67) & Bird & Sons Inc. (q.v.), to N47000

XW-PFH

205

3210

(9.67) & Bird & Sons Inc. (q.v.), to N47001

XW-PFJ

205

3211

(9.67) & Bird & Sons Inc. (q.v.), canx. 30/09/75

XW-PFI

205

3212

(9.67) W/O 07/12/68 Laos

The Bell 205 was first introduced in the Air America inventory during September 1967. Some of these aircraft were also reported with Bird & Sons Inc.

N695WA

727-173C

19509

(leased from World)

N5055

727-92C

19173

(leased to Southern Air Transport) sold (03/10/72)

N5092

727-92C

19174

(leased to Southern Air Transport) sold

N5093

727-92C

19175

to CAT as B-1018

019

CH-47C

?

TBD, possibly CH-47A 65-08019 c/n B-191 or CH-47A 66-19019 c/n B-277 (but W/O 21.11.68 RVN)

857

CH-47C

B-569

(68-15857) returned to US Army

998

CH-47C

B-590

(68-15998) returned to US Army

999

CH-47C

B-591

W/O 19/05/72 RVN

In November 1972 Air America took delivery of eight CH-47C heavy lift helicopters.

B-825

PBY-5A

933

scrapped in TNN (corroded), canx.

B-831

PBY-5A

reported as ‘55' but possibly 851

canx.

N48129

PBY-6A

?

ex BuA 64071, later N101CS

B-138

C-46F

22500

canx.

B-146

C-46F

22461

at Tan Son Nhut AFB in 9.66,  “146” canx.

B-148

C-46F

22510

at Tan Son Nhut AFB in 9.66,  “148” crashed into mountain in fog, Pak Tha, Laos 17/07/63. Canx.

B-150

C-46F

22526

shot down during supply drop near Tchepone, Laos 05/09/63, canx.

B-154

C-46F

22370

B-156

C-46F

?

W/O crash-landed & wing torn off

B-840

C-46D

?

CAT > AAM, canx.

B-858

C-46D

22228

“858”, re-registered XW-PFL (q.v.)

B-870

C-46D

22232, “2232”

(ex 44-78409) CAT > AAM to XW-PBV (q.v.)

B-910

C-46A

426

at Tan Son Nhut AFB, RVN in 2.67, canx.

B-912

C-46D

22236

canx.

B-924

?

?

at Da Nang AFB in 9.66, fate unknown

B-928

C-46D

26866

at Da Nang in 3/68, canx.

B-985

C-46F

22538

(ex 44-78715)(only C-46 in AAM colour scheme)

B-1535

C-46D

22367

(charter) crashed on take-off, Kon Tum, S Vietnam 28/04/66

CA-1

C-46

?

ex B-1549, W/o 29/04/69 nr Quang Nga, RVN

CA-2

C-46

?

at TPE 15/04/72

N1383N

C-46D

33641

sold to OASIS as RP-C1461 (25/07/75)

N1386N

C-46D

22265

crashed on takeoff near Savannakhet, Laos, 25/11/68

N9458Z

C-46D

32985

“actually owned by Southern Air Transport”, sold to OASIS as RP-C1442 (25/07/75)

N59483

C-46E

2940

TBC, NLR 1/64

N62528

C-46E

2931       

(3.50), sold 1951

N67984

C-46F

22579

(.64)(SASR) ‘84', seen in “ICCS” markings, sold, later to AN-BRG

N67985

C-46F

22538

(.64)(SASR) to Omni Aircraft Sales Inc. (1976)

N67987

C-46F

22389

(.66) (rgd. to L B Smith Aircraft Corp.) canx. 1970

XW-PBV

C-46D

22232

damaged in storm, Vientiane, Laos 24/03/76

XW-PBW

C-46D

“1887” 33351

(5.64) crashed on Mt Phon Bia, 15/10/74, 75 miles NNE of Vientiane, Laos

XW-PEJ

C-46D

22215

– no further details

XW-PFL

C-46D

22228

(11.67) W/O 02/06/71

XW-PGD

C-46D

33372

(5.69) crashed 1973, scrapped 2/74 Taiwan

TBD

?

?

Crashed near Vientiane, Laos 13/08/61

TBD

?

?

Shot down, Plain of Jars, Laos 04/02/62

TBD

?

?

Crashed on take-off, NW of Vientiane, Laos 06/04/62

TBD

?

?

Shot down, Plain of Jars, Laos 27/11/62

TBD

?

?

Crashed 200 miles NW of Vientiane, Laos 17/07/63

TBD

?

?

Crashed, central Laos 05/09/63

TBD

?

?

Crashed after engine failure 2 miles from Savannakhet, Laos 25/11/68 (32k) - probably N1386N c/n 22265 (q.v.)

About 40 Curtiss C-46s were operated by Air America at various times.

XW-TA*

DH-89A

?

“probably operated by Air America” TBC, probably XW-TAB c/n 6832

Seven DHC-2/L-20 Beavers were operated in southern Laos between March and October 1962, primarily in support of US Special Forces teams in the area.

B-851     

DHC-4A

34

(6.62) canx., > N11014 (q.v.)

B-852

DHC-4A

?

(6.62) canx. TBC

B-853     

DHC-4A

52

(6.62) canx. - fate unknown

N539Y

DHC-4A

197

to Omni Aircraft Sales (2.76)

N544Y

DHC-4A

241

to Omni Aircraft Sales (2.76)

N6080    

DHC-4A

2

(2.75) to Omni Aircraft Sales Inc. (2.76)

N11014  

DHC-4A

34

(7.71) abandoned Can Son Island, 29/04/75

171

C-7A

110

(62-4171) “B-171” ran off LS in Laos, repaired

382

C-7A

?

“B-382” TBC – possibly ‘392' (q.v.)

389

C-7A

46

(61-2389) “B-389” on loan from USAF, returned

392

C-7A

50

(61-2392) “B-392” on loan from USAF, crashed in Laos 21/05/69, lifted out by Skycrane and repaired at Udorn RTAFB.

393

C-7A

51

(61-2393) “B-393” destroyed while landing at LS-14 (Pha Khao), Laos 04/02/72

401

C-7A

63

(61-2401) on loan from USAF, fate unknown

430

C-7A

20

(60-5430) on loan from USAF, returned

762

C-7A

13

(60-3762) on loan from USAF, returned

“66-2393”

C-7A

51

W/O 04/02/72– see ‘393'

TBD       

?

?

Shot down, Laos 22/11/72

TBD       

?

?

Shot down near Savannakhet, Laos 1973

See also Pacific Architects & Engineers fleet.

N389EX

DHC-6-300

251

(9.73) crashed on landing, Laos 28/04/74 , canx. 02/08/74 “scrapped”

N774M

DHC-6-300

236

(5.72) crashed on landing at LS-32, repaired, sold as N76214 (6.74)

N5662

DHC-6-300

326

(27/07/71) crashed 155 km N of Vientiane, Laos 25/07/72 or 23/07/72, canx. 22/08/74 “because of accident”

N6868

DHC-6-300

235

(9.72) to Omni Aircraft Sales Inc. (6.74)

Air America had four and CASI had five. Most were delivered in 1971. Air America lost two.

N774M & N5662 were equipped with AN/AP-115 terrain following radar.

B-250

B-1

?

W/O 17/12/74 TBC

B-931

?

?

at Da Nang, RVN in 11.66, operated by Air America

F-OBYR

A-1

3028

at Quan Loi, RVN in 3.71 TBC

N2001F

A-1

3011

canx. 26/11/73, to XW-***

N2002F

A-1

3027

collided with helicopter during take-off, repaired, to XW-***

N4224G

A-1

3021       

(ex Bird & Sons & CASI (q.v.)) hard landing at LS-13 (Ban Na, Laos) NLR 7/68 – possibly returned to Bird as XW-PBJ, TBC

N9180X

B-1

3060

(ex CASI) at Ban Som Thuong, Laos 09/01/66, W/O 06/04/67 (rgd. to CASI in USC7/68, NLR 7/72)

XW-PCG

A-1

3026

(ex N4222G)(r/r 1965) at Thakhek, Laos 15/11/65

XW-PDB

A-1

3046

(ex N4228G)(r/r 22/01/66) at Thahkek, Laos in 1966

N46598  

B-26

?

(4.67)(ex 44-34415) “The Executive” a.k.a. “Blue Goose”, NLR 7/68

Air America flew four B-26B Invader bombers from Takhli RTAFB from December 1960. A second contingent of (12?) B-26B/Cs were ferried from Okinawa to Takhli in the Spring of 1961. Other B-26 aircraft are TBD.

083         

C-47A

20549

(ex 43-16083) crash-landed at U-tapao, 28/04/75

084                         

C-47A

25345

(ex 43-48084)

949                         

C-47A

20415

(ex 43-15949) crashed near Hue, RVN 16/01/69

999

C-47B

34261

(ex 45-0999)

B-147

C-47A

20613

(ex 43-16147) “147”, canx.

B-559

C-47A

20025

(ex 43-48559) “559”, WFU BKK (noted 14/09/75)

B-808

?

?

canx.

B-809

?

?

canx.

B-811     

C-47A

19932

(CAT) crashed Gulf of Siam 20/10/54  or:

C-47A

18947

ditched in Hua Hin area of Gulf of Siam 20/10/54

B-815

C-47A

19258

canx. or:

C-47A

19256

sold as XU-AAE or:

B-817

C-47A

19256

Air Asia, canx. to XU-AEE (9.73) or:

C-47A

19258

canx.

B-819

?

?

canx. TBC

B-827

C-47A

13784

canx.

B-828

?

?

canx.

B-829

C-47B

34298

Air Asia, canx. to XW-TFB

B-879

C-47B

34325

Air Asia, canx. to B-1555 (7.74)

B-933

C-47A

13817

Air Asia to CASI (q.v.)

B-994

C-47B

34259

(ex 45-0994) “994”, WFU BKK (noted 14/09/75)

XW-PAD

C-47B

26696

(15/12/60) to Bird & Sons

XW-PDE

C-47A

10160

to CASI as N560

XW-PFA

C-47A

13906

(14/07/67) to Laos Air Charter (1972)

XW-PFX

C-47A

13529

(06/02/68) to Laos Air Charter as XW-TDJ

XW-TDK

C-47A

20763

(14/03/69) to Laos Air Charter

TBD

?

?

Crashed near Da Nang, S Vietnam 18/01/69

B-1004

C-54G

36072

Air Asia, to N12191 (q.v.)

B-1010

C-54G

36028

Air Asia, to N12190 (q.v.)

B-1012

C-54D

10655

Air Asia

B-1014

C-54D

10869

(29/11/73) Air Asia to N403AD (30/11/73)

N12190

C-54G

36028

(27/09/65) NLR 1/76 – fate unknown

N12191

C-54G

36072

(27/09/65) (ex B-1004 of CAT) sold (30/11/73)

-

6B

45550

unregistered

N1535

6A

44069

(4.69) to 9V-BCI (20/12/70)

N6184M

C-118A

43567

ex and to 51-3820

N61267

6A

45374

N90771

6B

44056

(27/04/62) (leased to Southern Air Transport)

N90781

6A

44916

(.68) (leased to Southern Air Transport)

N90782

6A

44917

(.69), sold

N90784

6A

45374

possibly destroyed in Laos on 06/04/62; rebuilt by Air Asia as N61267 (q.v.)

293

C-123K

20303

(57-6293) ‘6293', crashed Laos 27/12/71

374

C-123B

20258

(56-4374) ‘4374'

545

C-123K

20206

(55-4545) ‘4545' on loan from USAF

555

C-123K

20216

(55-4555) ‘4555', “flew into a hill in very bad weather” (12k)

556

C-123K

20217

(55-4556) ‘4556' on loan from USAF

613

C-123K

20062

(54-613) on loan from USAF

617

C-123K

20066

(54-617) on loan from USAF

636

C-123K

20085

(54-636) on loan from USAF

671

C-123K

20120

(54-617) on loan from USAF

4386

C-123B

20270

(56-4386) to RLAF

4524

C-123K

20185

(55-4524) on loan from USAF W/O 07/03/73

4576

C-123K

20237

(55-4576) on loan from USAF, to RTAF

N5003X 

C-123B

20234

Canx. Prior to 11/65

N5004X

C-123B

20233

involved in an accident prior to entering service; registration not completed

N5005X 

C-123B

20206

– fate unknown

N5006X

C-123B

20237

- fate unknown

N5007X

C-123B

20216

At Luang Prabang in early 1966 – fate unknown

TBD

C-123

?

Missing during CIA Intelligence flight in Northern Laos 27/12/71. Believed shot down by Chinese, see ‘293'

TBD

C-123

?

Shot down, Laos 06/12/72

TBD

C-123

?

Shot down, Laos 12/72

TBD

C-123

?

Crashed in Laos 09/02/73

TBD

C-123

?

Shot down near Thakhek, Laos 12/02/73

The last three digits of the USAF serial numbers were used on all C-123s operated by Air America.

B-833

391B

086

(1.59) canx.

XW-PBY

391B

075

(9.64) – fate unknown

XW-PBZ

391B

087

(9.64) – fate unknown

183

395

?

> US Air Attaché's Office, Vientiane (possibly ex U-10B 63-13183 c/n 636 (TBC), to HS-CHF)

B-833

395

?

(1.59) canx.

B-835

395

506

sold as XW-PGB (5.69)(Bird)

B-839

395

504

(9.61) sold as XW-PGH (9.69)(Bird)

B-843

395

?

(11.61) canx.

B-845

395

?

(11.61)(ex ‘845') canx.

B-847

395

?

(1.62) canx.

B-849

395

542

(2.62) canx.

B-855

395

?

(7.62) canx.

B-857

395

?

(7.62)(ex ‘857') canx.

B-859

395

?

(7.62) canx.

B-861

395

?

(8.62)(ex ‘861') canx.

B-863

395

566

(.62)(ex ‘863') sold as N83873 (.62), then B-873 (q.v.)

B-865

395

?

(ex ‘865') crashed Phu Bia mountain, Laos, canx.

B-867

395

546

to XW-PGM (q.v.)

B-869

395

?

“869” – fate unknown

B-873

395

566

sold as XW-PBT (4.64)(Bird)

B-881

395

563

r/r XW-PGF (Bird)

N4190D

395

545

r/r XW-PGC (q.v.)

N4191D

395

546

r/r XW-???, to RP-C2690 (12/03/74)

XW-PBS

395

530

W/O 22/07/69 Laos

XW-PBT

395

566

(4.64) W/O 07/09/71 Laos

XW-PBX

395

543

- fate unknown

XW-PCA

395

507

W/O 30/11/70 Laos

XW-PCD

395

531

(Bird) damaged on landing at LS-20/Sam Thong, to RP-C2696 (12/03/74)

XW-PEA

395

541

(Bird) “541”, to RP-C2691 (12/03/74)

XW-PGA

395

564

(5.69) to RP-C2698 (12/03/74)

XW-PGB

395

506

(5.69)“PX-PGB”  to RP-C (12/03/74)

XW-PGC

395

545

(5.69) to RP-C (12/03/74)

XW-PGF

395

568

(9.69) to N48702

XW-PGH

395

504

XW-PGI

395

544

(10.69) to RP-C2692 (12/03/74)

XW-PGM

395

546

**5

395

?

possibly ‘845' (q.v.)

May include the following aircraft: c/n 526, 533, 535 & 563. It has been reported that at least three Super Couriers carried the registration “XW-PEA”.

N353X

369HS

110289S

to Pacific Corp. 6/73

N354X

369HS

110290S

to Pacific Corp. 6/73

Air America operated two or three Hughes 500D helicopters beginning in April 1972.

N51948

P66

17           

(3.78)

N51951  

P66

20           

(3.78)

N51961

P66

24

(3.78)

N51962

P66

25           

(3.78)

N51964

P66

29           

(3.78)

N51966

P66

31           

(3.78)

N51970

P66

32           

(3.78)

N51972

P66

33           

(3.78)

N51973

P66

14           

(3.78)

The above were registered to Air America Inc., Avoca, PA (after AAM, a Delaware corporation, had been liquidated) together with: N51963 c/n P66-28 TBC (registered to William W Katch, 3.78). All these are ex Royal Belgian Air Force.

B-803

G-2

150

(9.59) cancelled

N6922C

1049H

4825

(7.63) returned to Lockheed Aircraft Corp. (3.69)

604         

C-130A  

3112

(2.70)(ex 56-0504) returned to USAF/ 139TAS (9.72)

636

?

‘Graybird' on loan from USAF, possibly 61-2636 c/n 3672

56-0510

C-130A

3118

W/O 10/04/70 crashed into mountain on approach to Long Tieng (LS20A), Laos

64-0506

C-130E

3990

W/O SE Asia 2/70

64-0507

C-130E

3991

W/O SE Asia 2/70

N7951S  

L-100-20

4301

(11.68) leased/sold to Southern Air Transport (11.68)

N152L

C-H2

554

W/O 21/03/71 at LS-72

N153L

A

576

W/O TBD (after 1970) (seen in “ICCS” markings & AAM c/s), abandoned at TSN, Saigon, 29/04/75

N180K

C

550

(ex Fairchild prototype) W/O TBD

N184L

A-H2

557

at Da Nang AFB, RVN in 10.66 > PC-6/C (q.v.)

N184L

C-H2

557

to Omni Aircraft Sales Inc.

N185K

C-H2

563

abandoned at TSN, Saigon, 29/04/75

N185X

A

566

(11.64) – fate unknown

N192X

C-H2

586

abandoned at TSN, Saigon, 29/04/75

N193X

C-H2

587

DBR prior to 22/01/70, canx. 03/02/70

N194X

C-H2

592

to Omni Aircraft Sales Inc.

N195X

C-H2

593

W/O (NLR 7/72)

N196X

C-H2

596

crash landed at Samthan Airfield, 85 miles N of Vientiane, Laos (15 killed) W/O 19/08/69 (NLR 7/72)

N197X

C-H2

597

W/O (NLR 7/72)

N-198*

?

(no engine fitted in photo, reg. partly obscured) – probably > N198X c/n 600 (q.v.)

N198X

C-H2

600

to Omni Aircraft Sales Inc.

N199X

C-H2

601

W/O (NLR 7/72)

N285L

C-H2

565

to Omni Aircraft Sales Inc.

N355F

C-H2

2013

(ex Intermountain Avn Inc.) - fate unknown

N357F

C-H2

2015 

W/O (NLR 1/76)

N358F

C-H2

2016

- fate unknown

N359F

C-H2

2017

crashed on landing at Laotian LS, repaired - fate unknown

N360F

C-H2

2018

- fate unknown

N365F

C-H2

2022

- fate unknown

N366F

C-H2

2023

- fate unknown

N367F

 C-H2

2024

- fate unknown

N-383R

A

?

– possibly N393R c/n 598 (q.v.)

N-391R

A

519

at Tan Son Nhut AFB in 9.66 > N391R (q.v.)

N391R

C-H2

at Da Nang AFB, RVN in 3.68, at Song Lai, Laos (LS-318) on 21/03/72 – fate unknown (NLR 1/76)

N392R

C-H2

530

W/O (NLR 1/76)

N-393R

A-H2

598

at Tan Son Nhut AFB in 9.66 > N393R (q.v.)

N393R

C-H2

at Can Tho AFB in 1971, W/O (NLR 7/72)

N394R

C-H2

599

to Omni Aircraft Sales Inc.

N748N

A-H2

539

> PC-6/C (q.v.)

C-H2

abandoned at TSN, Saigon, 29/04/75

N3612R

C-H2

2033

to Evergreen Helicopters Inc.

N9444

C-H2

521

wreck at Vientiane 11/08/66, rebuilt by Air Asia, re-entered service 4/67, to Omni Aircraft Sales Inc.

N9445

C-H2

570

W/O (NLR 7/72)

N12235

A

556

(ex XW-PBL of Bird) at Nha Trang AFB, RVN in 10.66 W/O 11/01/67 (NLR 7/68)

N12450

C-H2

514

to Omni Aircraft Sales Inc.

XW-PCB

A

567

W/O 21/03/71 Laos

XW-PCH

A

576

(Bird) > N153L (q.v.)

XW-PCL

B1-H2

583

(Bird) at Sam Thuong, Laos on 06/01/66 - fate unknown

XW-PDI

B1-H2

620

(CASI) “also shown on the Air America rosters”

TBD

?

?

Crashed Doi Suthep, Thailand 20/04/71

TBD

?

?

DBF at Long Tieng 22/12/71

TBD

?

?

DBR 05/04/(72?) hit mine on take-off from LS-90, Red Mountain

Hyphens in registrations are as painted on the PC-6/A aircraft. These were removed when the aircraft were modified to PC-6/C with TPE331 engines.

Air America flew Turbo-Porters between 1965 and 1974.

Aircraft with c/ns in the 2000 series were built by Fairchild Hiller.

Air America eventually standardised on the PC-6/C-H2 whereas CASI standardised on the PC-6/B. Air America PC-6/C-H2 Turbo-Porters were powered by a Garrett AiResearch TPE 331-25D turboprop engine.

USCAR code

Manufacturer

Designation

Engine

337:5014

Fairchild Hiller

PC-6/C-H2

Garrett AiResearch TPE331-1

709:0206

Pilatus

PC-6/A-H2

Turbomeca Astazou II, 530 shp

709:0210

Pilatus

PC-6/B-H2

P&W Canada PT6A-6, 550 shp

709:0214

Pilatus

PC-6/C-H2

Garrett AiResearch TPE331-25, 575 shp

N3183P

PA-23

23-1411

Geronimo conversion

N3277P

PA-23

23-1222

(24.4.61), sold 03/09/73, to HS-CHG (9.75)

H-A

H-19A

?

(3.60) - fate unknown

H-B

H-19A

?

(3.60) - fate unknown

H-C

H-19A

?

(3.60) - fate unknown

H-D

H-19A

?

(3.60) - fate unknown

“Air America had four H-19s.”  Air America operated 4 H-19As (ex USAF) that were overhauled at Clark AFB in the early 60s. One was lost with them on 26/05/60.

H-A

HUS-1

58-572

to VNAF

H-B

HUS-1

58-578

lost in Laos 19/08/71 or to VNAF

H-C

HUS-1

58-489

lost in Laos 21/10/61

H-D

HUS-1

58-459

lost in Laos 22/01/61

H-E

HUS-1

58-813

to VNAF

H-F

HUS-1

58-1166

lost in Laos 02/02/61

H-G

HUS-1

58-1176

lost in Laos 30/05/61 or to VNAF

H-H

HUS-1

58-490

lost in Laos 27/07/61

H-I

HUS-1

58-492

lost in Laos 19/04/61

H-J

HUS-1

58-516

to VNAF

H-K

HUS-1

58-517

lost in Laos 15/05/61

H-L

HUS-1

58-552

to VNAF (17/04/63)

H-M

HUS-1

58-571

to VNAF (17/04/63)

H-N

HUS-1

58-579

to VNAF (17/04/63)

H-O

HUS-1

58-608

to VNAF (17/04/63)

H-P

HUS-1

58-713

lost in Laos 09/08/61

H-Q

HUS-1

58-731

lost in Laos 05/04/61

H-R

HUS-1

58-769

to VNAF (17/04/63)

H-S

HUS-1

58-785

to VNAF (17/04/63)

H-T

HUS-1

58-809

to VNAF (17/04/63)

H-U

HUS-1

58-837

lost in Thailand 03/06/61 or to VNAF

H-V

HUS-1

58-542

to VNAF

H-W

HUS-1

58-770

lost in Laos 18/06/61

H-X

HUS-1

58-1388

to CIC

H-Y

HUS-1

58-1390

to H-48

H-Z

HUS-1

58-1391

to CIC

H-11

HUS-1

58-1392

to CIC

H-12

HUS-1

58-1415

to RLAF

H-13

“HSS-1”

58-1495

lost in Laos 08/07/64

H-14

“HSS-1”

58-1496

lost in Laos 09/05/66

H-15

HUS-1

58-1497

- fate unknown

H-16

HUS-1G

58-1049

reported destroyed SEA 04/01/64

H-17

HUS-1G

58-985

- fate unknown

H-18

HUS-1G

58-1056

- fate unknown

H-19

HUS-1

58-1040

lost in Laos 18/08/64

H-20

HUS-1

58-1042

lost in Laos 13/03/65

H-21

HUS-1

58-973

- fate unknown

H-22

HUS-1

58-948

- fate unknown

H-23

HUS-1

58-1393

lost in Thailand 20/08/65

H-24

UH-34D

58-1726

- fate unknown

H-25

UH-34D

58-1727

- fate unknown

H-26

UH-34D

58-1728

lost in Laos 05/03/65

H-27

HUS-1

58-537

to VNAF

H-28

HUS-1

58-538

- fate unknown

H-29

HUS-1

58-1052

- fate unknown

H-30

UH-34D

58-1708

crashed

H-31

HUS-1

58-1170

lost in Laos 02/02/67

H-32

HUS-1

58-1444

lost in Laos 12/10/65 or 29/03/72

H-33

HUS-1

58-1470

- fate unknown

H-34

HUS-1

58-964

to RLAF

H-35

HUS-1

58-908

to RLAF

H-36

HUS-1

58-1018

lost in Laos 28/03/67

H-37

HUS-1

58-1083

- fate unknown

H-38

UH-34D

58-1763

lost in Laos 03/08/67

H-39

UH-34D

58-1764

lost in Laos 03/09/71

H-40

UH-34D

58-1765

lost in Laos 21/06/68

H-41

UH-34D

58-1766

lost in Laos 16/09/69

H-42

UH-34D

58-1762

lost in Laos 19/05/66

H-43

UH-34D

58-1768

lost in Laos 08/08/67

H-44

UH-34D

58-1777

- fate unknown

H-45

UH-34D

58-1778

- fate unknown

H-46

UH-34D

58-1780

lost in Laos 09/03/70

H-47

UH-34D

58-1779

lost in Laos 14/09/67

H-48

HUS-1

58-1390

to CIC

H-49

UH-34D

58-1789

lost in Laos 19/05/70

H-50

“SH-34J”

58-1790

lost in Laos 17/07/69

H-51

UH-34D

58-1791

lost in Laos 07/07/67

H-52

UH-34D

58-1792

lost 22/02/68 or lost in Laos 22/03/68

H-53

UH-34D

58-1793

- fate unknown

H-54

UH-34D

58-1794

- fate unknown

H-55

UH-34D

58-1795

lost in Laos 18/01/68 or 18/08/68

H-56

UH-34D

58-1796

- fate unknown

H-57

UH-34D

58-1797

- fate unknown

H-58

UH-34D

58-1798

- fate unknown

H-59

UH-34D

58-1799

- fate unknown

H-60

UH-34D

58-1800

- fate unknown

H-61

UH-34D

58-1801

- fate unknown

H-62

UH-34D

58-1802

lost in Laos 19/10/72

H-63

UH-34D

58-1803

- fate unknown

H-64

UH-34D

58-1804

- fate unknown

H-65

UH-34D

58-1814

lost 16/06/70

H-66

UH-34D

58-1815

lost in Laos 16/06/70

H-67

UH-34D

58-1816

- fate unknown

H-68

UH-34D

58-1817

lost in Laos 27/09/70

H-69

UH-34G

58-145

to VNAF

H-70

HSS-1

58-120

“shot down over Laos”

H-71

UH-34J

58-529

lost in Laos 16/02/71

H-72

UH-34J

58-646

lost in Laos 01/10/71

H-73

UH-34J

58-752

lost in Laos 10/04/72 or 10/05/72

H-74

UH-34D

58-1818

- fate unknown

H-75

UH-34D

58-1819

lost in Laos 09/03/70

H-76

UH-34D

58-1820

lost in Laos 10/04/73

H-78

UH-34D

58-1682

(150555) lost in Laos 20/01/71

H-87

?

TBD       

- fate unknown

H-589

?

TBD

- fate unknown

54-886

H-34A

58-133

reported destroyed SEA 30/03/63 or 5/63

148113

HUS-1

58-1243

- fate unknown

150236

UH-34D

58-1601

- fate unknown

150237

UH-34D

58-1603  

lost in Laos 06/12/73

150556

UH-34D

58-1683  

“lost 18/04/71” but currently in RTAF Museum, Bangkok

153116

UH-34D

58-1781

lost in Laos 19/05/72 (TBC)

Over 100 H-34s saw service with Air America. The first 16 flew from Bangkok to Udorn in late March 1961.

Between 22/01/61 and 10/05/72, 38 AAM H-34s were reported downed over Laos and three over Thailand. Nine of these losses occurred during the first 10 months of service.

In addition, 14 UH-34Ds were reconstructed at Udorn, from the remains of UH-34s of various models, for delivery to the Indonesian Air Force.

XW-PHA

S-58T

58-1398

scrapped 31/05/74

XW-PHB

S-58T

58-1203

scrapped 31/05/74

XW-PHC

S-58T

58-1188

lost 31/01/73

XW-PHD

S-58T

58-1229

lost 05/10/73

XW-PHE

S-58T

58-1400  

scrapped 31/05/74

XW-PHY

S-58T

58-1723  

lost 30/03/73

Six S-58Ts were registered in Laos but operated by Air America, beginning in 1971. Three were downed during 1973 and the remaining three scrapped in 1974.

TBD

CH-54A

?

“on loan from the US Army's 1^st Aviation Brigade”

N580PA

DHC-4A

252

sold 9.73

N581PA

DHC-4A

253

sold 9.73

N582PA

DHC-6-100

034

(5/67) sold as N241GW (3/68)

XW-TDJ

C-47A

20049

or c/n 13529

XW-TDL

C-47B

27082

fate unknown